The Dresden Plaster Cast Collection is considered one of the world's largest and most significant. This study examines its development within the context of European plaster cast collections from a genuine art collection to an encyclopedic museum. It places special emphasis on the pioneering work carried out by Georg Treu, who used the plaster casts for archaeological experiments, with his findings still shaping how we view antiquity today.

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Christian Klose, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.